Name That Musical!
American Classics
Playwrights and Composers
Shakespeare
Title Characters
100

"Let it go, let it go."

What is Frozen?

100

This 2003 musical follows a group of spelling‑bee contestants and the quirky adults who guide them through the competition.

What is The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee?

100

This composer and lyricist created Hamilton and In the Heights, blending hip‑hop, Latin music, and traditional musical theater.

Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?

100

This Shakespearean tragedy follows the Prince of Denmark as he seeks revenge for his father’s murder.

What is Hamlet?

100

This musical follows a red‑headed orphan whose optimism carries her from an orphanage to a billionaire’s mansion.

What is Annie?

200

"Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes."

What is Rent?

200

This long‑running musical tells the story of Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly as they navigate fame, crime, and “all that jazz.”

What is Chicago?

200

This composer wrote the music for The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and Evita, making him one of the most commercially successful composers in Broadway history.

Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber?

200

This tragedy centers on two young lovers from feuding families in Verona whose romance ends in heartbreak.

What is Romeo and Juliet?

200

This musical tells the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father’s place in the army.

What is Mulan?

300

"You will be found."

What is Dear Evan Hansen?

300

This musical chronicles the lives of dancers auditioning for a Broadway show, each sharing their hopes, fears, and personal histories.

What is A Chorus Line?

300

This composer and playwright revolutionized modern musical theater with his rock‑opera Rent, which premiered off‑Broadway in 1996, the day after his unexpected passing.

Who is Johnathan Larson?

300

This play features the ambitious Scottish nobleman who is told he will be king, leading to betrayal, murder, and prophecy.

What is Macbeth?

300

This cult‑favorite musical tells the story of a half‑human, half‑bat creature discovered in a West Virginia cave, whose attempts to fit into small‑town life lead to chaos, satire, and bloodshed.

What is Batboy?

400

"Defying gravity, I'll fly high."

What is Wicked?

400

This musical uses bluegrass, folk, and country influences to retell the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in a New Orleans‑inspired underworld.

What is Hadestown?

400

This composer and lyricist is known for Into the Woods, Company, and Sweeney Todd, and is often credited with reinventing the modern musical.

Who is Stephen Sondheim?

400

In this comedy, a mischievous fairy named Puck meddles with lovers and actors in an enchanted forest.

What is A Midsummer Night's Dream?

400

This musical centers on a scientist whose experiments unleash his violent alter ego, and both names appear in the title.

What is Jekyll & Hyde?

500

"The world will remember me."

What is Bonnie & Clyde?

500

This Pulitzer‑winning musical centers on a suburban mother’s struggle with mental illness and the ripple effects on her family.

What is Next to Normal?

500

This composer created the jazz‑infused score for Chicago and Cabaret, helping define the signature sound of Kander & Ebb.

Who is John Kander?

500

In this play, the scheming Iago manipulates a Venetian general, planting seeds of jealousy that lead to ruin.

What is Othello?

500

This musical tells the story of a con‑man barber who returns to London seeking revenge, and the show is named directly after him.

What is Sweeney Todd?

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